Second Referendum?

The pound hovered near 18 month lows this morning, with reports that more politicians are calling for a second Brexit referendum. With British Prime Minister Theresa May facing deadlock in […]

Market Update

Sterling fell more than half a percent to this morning after Prime Minister Theresa May returned from a visit to Brussels, where she attempted to win assurances from the European […]

UK Retail Sales jump in May

Sterling rose a quarter of a percent this morning before any data, cementing some modest gains notched up this week. British retail sales jumped for the second month in a […]

UK Construction picks up in May

Markets appear relieved that the Italian political situation has stabilised (at least for now), and do not seem overly concerned with escalating trade disputes. Italy’s new government will face a […]

ECB Meeting Today

The main economic event today is the ECB policy announcement at 12:45BST, followed by the press conference with President Mario Draghi at 13:30BST. No changes to interest rates or the […]

Sterling hits a 2 week low

Sterling slipped to a two-week low against the dollar and Euro as investors questioned whether the Bank of England would raise interest rates in May following weaker-than-expected economic data and […]

Morning Report

British house prices unexpectedly fell in December compared with November, their first decline in six months, mortgage lender Halifax said on Monday, adding to signs of weakness in the country’s […]

Sterling flat today

Sterling is trading flat today the after British economic growth for the third quarter was left unchanged and the year-on-year number was slightly higher, with traders avoiding big positions before […]

The week ahead

GBPEUR exchange rates hit 1.1490 while GBPUSD exchange rates went above 1.35 on Friday morning following the UK Government managing to sort out the Irish border issues and beginning negotiations […]